NC Police Chief: No Employees Sang Anti-Cop Song

The Raleigh police chief said reports of employees at a local Smithfield’s Chicken and BBQ singing an anti-police song toward officers are false.

Author:
WFMY Staff

Published:
7:11 AM EDT May 1, 2017

Updated:
11:40 AM EDT May 3, 2017

RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) — The Raleigh police chief said reports of employees at a local Smithfield’s Chicken and BBQ singing an anti-police song toward officers are false.

Chief Cassandra Deck-Brown said two officers witnessed an employee make eye contact with them and mouth the words “F*** the Police.”

“There was no singing,” Deck-Brown said in a release. “Ultimately, the Raleigh Police Department, Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q and our whole community were victims of misinformation and misunderstanding causing the original reporting of the story to be wrong.”

The Raleigh Police Protective Association has since removed its original post.

“The Raleigh Police Department seeks to serve all members and all elements of the community in fairness and without bias. We expect the same in return and are confident that Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q share those same values,” Deck-Brown said.